Talk of The Villages Florida - Rentals, Entertainment & More
Talk of The Villages Florida - Rentals, Entertainment & More
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More on Recycling
Here is another interesting article on recycling. It reinforces what we have been seeing from our thrash haulers and District Government.
Here’s why recyclables in Orange County are going to the dump
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Yard/organic garden waste, carboard, newspaper, can all be shedded and composted.
Wife and I do exactly that and make lovely compost for our garden. Have several plants doing it on industrial scale in UK. |
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Also if it's going to the dump, that's fine - it's turning into compost right there and providing for new plant growth. That's what happened to our landfill up north. Had all kinds of shrubs, weeds, wildflowers, and even trees started growing on it. They ultimately shut the landfill down when it resembled more of a hill than a landfill, and then they installed dozens of solar panels and hooked them up to the municipal buildings.
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I'll never forget when they shut it down for good - they had to spray some kind of thing over the entire property, and the resulting stench was nauseating, even from a couple blocks away when the breeze blew in the humid summer. The entrance is still used for bulk trash collection but it all goes into dumpsters and gets hauled away. We had a whole different part of the town for recycling and yard waste; chipped wood was available for mulch for free to anyone who wanted to shovel it off the mulch pile, and the pile was outside the gate of the recycling yard so anyone could drop it off or take it whenever they wanted. |
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I think this whole recycling thing is a scam. If it were really important, they would make it mandatory like other States and Counties do. And, they would provide detailed information to the residents about how much it costs, where the recycled stuff goes, how it is processed, and how much money it saves, if anything. What products do they make from the recycled stuff? Where is the tranparency about this recycling process? Also, do they get Federal money to recycle? How much? We are supposed to blindly accept that this whole process is good for the environment.
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If you don't blindly accept that, then you must blindly accept that the alternative - to preserve the environment instead of polluting it, is good for the environment. Our society isn't going to go backward - we will keep moving forward. But we can still slow down the destruction. We don't have to give up modern conveniences but we CAN adjust our attitudes toward conservation and preservation, and take steps as individuals and corporations to conserve, and preserve, when possible and however practical. |
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I'm all in favor of protecting the environment. But, I just want the facts about how effective this recycling process really is and the cost. And, why is it voluntary and not mandated? If it is so effective, then why not require everyone to participate? There are a lot of people in The Villages who don't recycle anything, and they are not violating any rules or laws.
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Recycling
Watch the documentary on PBS about recycling ( probably on demand). It will better explain the issue.
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Should be mandated because eventually the landfill we send our garbage to will fill up also. The recreation centers have never, in the five years that I have been here, recycled anything! That shows you what letting it be voluntary allows people to do, nothing!
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So the article says that no matter how Concientious/vigilant I am about recycling,I’ll probably be wasting My time because of others neglect?
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Worse than that. It is because the recycled is often mixed with other things so the whole thing goes to the landfill. Didn't you read that 85% of recycle goes to the landfill? Plus recycle is so expensive some have closed down. You can continue to recycle if it makes you feel good but in reality almost all of it still goes to the landfill.
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